I can't believe we are into March already. We've had such a mild winter that I don't feel as if I've suffered enough.

I had to have a beautiful birch tree removed from my front yard and replaced it with a Redbud sapling. I planted it last spring, watered regularly throughout the summer and fall, and now... I wait. No sign of flower buds yet (Redbuds bloom in April). But every morning when I see it out my winder, I whisper, "Come on, little buddy."

Roofers damaged a few lilacs last fall, and I'm planning some replacing/rearranging this spring. Daylilies are coming up. I wish everything would stay put a bit, as I'm not convinced we will not get another hard freeze.

My neighbor has tulips coming up. It seems early, but he said he planted them a few weeks ago during a warm spell.

I love spring, too, Tina, and look forward to more updates.

I love spring too. This morning I saw the Bluebird Family has returned to my birdbox. I am so grateful.

“I cannot wait for our azaleas and dogwoods to bloom.”

Maybe tomorrow? Ours (Tampa area) peaked last week, still pretty today.

Enjoy your Spring.

Oh how I wish I could grow acidic-loving plants here!

Same as you, Tina — we’ve been walking around, planning.

I have two driveway beds (bordering the street) and have had an issue with people running over one of them — using our driveway to turn around. It’s been frustrating, as they’ve killed mature perennials I loved, as well as broken decorative holiday signs and such.

I’m contemplating what to do there.

Anyway, the Mockingbirds are fussing at us in the backyard … that’s when I know Spring is here! :D

I am definitely feeling spring fever. Unfortunately we usually get a turn of bad weather later in March and into April and true spring doesn't come here until late April or early May. But I think the worst of winter is hopefully over (January and February usually). We did have snow last week but it melted fairly quickly.

I noticed a few small flowers on some of my ground cover showing this week which is exciting. I love deep purple flowers and by May the groundcover plants will be covered in purple flowers.

I'm also excited that the chard that I lazily did not dig up at the end of summer seems to be sprouting again! It was my first time growing chard last year after I cleared a little more garden space. I loved eating chard all summer and into late summer. I noticed that I need to pull / cut the wilted dead leaves but inside of the plants new baby chard leaves are popping up. So excited! I did not expect it to return on its own and was figuring I'd plant again. Maybe I don't have to.

The birds are definitely out chirping now and I love hearing their songs. Hooray for spring!

I saw these pants...and I'm in love! I want to make them...then I can pre-wash the cotton fabric...no shrinkage.

Nicole those are so cute! I didn't know you sewed - multi talented woman!

Tina it definitely feels like spring here, most of my daffodils are blooming, the bluebirds are scouting locations and buds are poking out on everything. Still so risky because we often have a cold snap in April.

Jilly add a big honkin' rock into your garden contemplation - that'll stop people from running over your plants ;-)

My spring fever starts in early October. I am feverish for a long time.

Our winter was unusually mild with very little snow fall relative to usual, so spring is starting very early here. My snowdrops have also been blooming, but I never thought to cut some! My snow crocus started opening in early March and I could hear the bees buzzing on March 4:

Pretty flowers ladies! My candy tuft has exploded, my quince bush is budding out and yes, tulips, daffodils, etc. are in bloom. My pansies which made it through the winter are back in bloom and even a pot of those I had out back planted fall of 22! Not sure how that happened. My iris have new stalks, the clematis and out and climbing and the roses have new leaves. Can you tell gardening/flowers brings me great joy? Haha, here's a tidbit for ya, one plant I do NOT like and will never have is forsythia! But they are in full bloom! We planted two new dogwood trees last year, I THINK one is pink and one is white, or possible 2 pink. It will be fun to find out! We are headed for a little cold snap this weekend but warms right back up for next week.

@Jilly (hmmm I can't get it to tag you!), I meant to ask you about the acidic loving plants. Will they not grow in your area, your yard, what? and why?

Tina, no, my soil is too alkaline here. I grew up in an area east of Fort Worth that had acidic soil — my grandmother had azaleas, gardenias, etc. People would take drives just to see her yard, it was so beautiful. :)

This will be my last spring in Los Angeles, and so I am going to have to say goodby to all of my epiphyllum, which I have loved over the years. They most bloom in April and May, but some of them bloom again in other random months, since we have springlike weather all year here.

In my next home in the desert, we will have brutal summers (hot and dry), which I really do not mind, but the rest of the year is nice. I might have to travel in the summer, once we are moved, but that is probably a good time for it.

Those snowdrops make a lovely cut flower!

Can you take cuttings from your plants with you, Lars?

We had a tiny cool snap Sunday and yesterday, and now it's getting warmer - again. We were running the A/C last week. I wish it would stay cool. Spring is when it starts to get hot and extra humid here...😕

Biggest thing blooming here are oak trees - drifts of pollen and catkins, and everybody's been sneezing and coughing from it. My car is covered with yellow dust, since we have a live oak that hangs over the driveway - oaks are everywhere here.